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I use a hardtail without a suspension seat post on a 14/18 mile (different route choices) off road route. If you are doing your chosen route regularly you should get to know the bits to avoid to smooth things out. On fast bumpy downhill/technical bits I stand up and take the hits through my...

Returning to my bike after a bit of shopping at the supermarket I found a older couple keen to chat about electric bikes. They had just bought a pair of Cytronex kits to electrify their bikes. I had not looked at the Cytronex site for some time but having been prompted by my conversation with...

Hi kangooroo. I have an Emate City that I bought new in 2011. It needs a new battery. I remember you posting about buying one off ebay. ysbattery-2012 are still selling them on ebay. How are you getting on with yours. Regards. Henry (georgehenry)

Hi Wehey I use Specialized Crossroads Armadilo Tyres that are 1.9" wide and have fantastic puncture protection, are good on the road but are quite capable off road. I commute to and from work usually with between a 14 and 18 mile off road route and then 10 miles home on the road. I put them on...

I nearly added a hub gear bike, as a bike that could easily be an exception to chain longevity on a crank drive bike for the reasons you mention. But if you want to go off road and can't or decide not to extend yourself to a 14 speed Rohlof hub then its a cassette and a chain. Maybe the Raleigh...

[QUOTE="tillson, p Why are you buying 2 to 3 chains per year? What do you do to them? I ride about 3000 miles per year on my bike and get a minimum of 2 years out of a chain. Just put plenty of grease on it and ride until the teeth start falling off the sprockets. Then replace the whole lot for...

According to a certain other prominent pedelec member MP should be able to travel an order of magnitude further than you achieved. The truth is out there, just not as we know it Jim. The rear tyre is obviously going to wear out quicker than the front. I put Schwalbe Smart Sam Plus tyres on my...

Not quite shorts and sun block but very different from my snowy ride on Monday. Sunny, drying out tracks and just leggings and long sleeved top and gloves. I used just 29% of my battery on my 14 mile off road route to work giving a potential range of 48.3 miles for my 3 years old 400WH battery...

No, thanks for that I will make contact and see if they can help.

I have an old 2011 Oxygen Emate City bike that I would like to have looked at by a competent and trust worthy ebike shop as close to where I live near Guildford in Surrey as possible. Any recommendations/contact details would be appreciated. For a highly recommended shop I would be happy to...

Just a post script to the chain, chain ring and rear cassette that wore out in 776 miles and 3 months from 17th of November 2017 to the 24th of February 2018. Although it was a wet, muddy period where I did a little less cleaning and care than ideal I now realise that there was an issue with...

Today is the actual third year anniversary of ownership of my Haibike sDuro HardSeven So it’s, Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday dear Haibike, £1750, 8718 miles, original battery, second motor replaced under warranty, and various other wear and tear bits and bobs...

A Word of warning. Until the last week or so I have been running an increasingly disheveled Peugeot 406 HDI diesel estate. The old Peugeot was simplicity itself to drop the rear seats and throw my Haibike sDuro Hardseven 2015 Yamaha in the back on the relatively few but necessary occasions I...

Deep and crisp and uneven. Ride to work in the snow. Knowing how the weather in this country can change I will probably be wearing shorts and sun block next week. Can but hope. Hay, you hungry caterpillar, I mean brown cow! 16 miles of winter wonderland. What happened to spring? Used...

There may be a good reason why you have not considered this, but if your current set up works, just get a much stronger rear wheel built for it. That would be a much cheaper option.

I really like that border area between England and Wales. My wifes parents used to have a holiday home on Anglesea and I have fond memories of riding my old Norton Commando with friends on other old bikes up from Surrey through the border area to eventually connect up with the A5 through...

There are also horses on beaches not far away: http://noltonstables.com/beach-riding.html That reminds me of the beaches of Anglesea where I have had some fantastic family holidays. Another great part of the county.

Hi Dom T. Yes. I must have taken my Haibike that day. Usually I take my non electric hardtail that I got on a company ride to work scheme and is pictured below at the top of St Martha's hill close to the church. It is a fun, demanding technical climb to the top of St Martha's Hill by the route I...

Hi Dom T, there is a lot of sandstone in my bit of Surrey and the sand in the picture on the track is a natural phenomenon and appears in patches in quite a lot of locations that I ride in. The good thing about it is that it drains quickly and forms a big chunk of my winter route to work. In...

In this green and pleasant ebike land! Morning ride to work in the early morning sun shine. We plough the seeds and scatter Ordeal by sand. Long tiresome day at work made much better by the cycle ride. 16 miles cross country to work using 31% battery and 10 miles home using 42%